Supporters of expanding immigrant rights are protesting a bill in the House of Representatives that would make illegal immigration an aggravated felony and build 700 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Some protesters plan to skip work or school Monday, and many plan not to spend any money to show the economic role of immigrants. Marches are planned in cities across the country.

Opponents are encouraging people to spend money Monday, with some going so far as to call for a National Day of Shopping.

Schools in the Bay Area don't plan to close or alter their schedules, except that some campuses may restrict students' comings and goings for the day. California Superintendent of Schools Jack O'Connell urged parents to send their children to school and encourage them to state their political positions after classes end. All schools will lose state funding if students don't attend. San Francisco and San Jose school districts will allow students to attend protests if parents call in and school staff must notify the districts in advance if they will attend a protest.

Large retailers and other major employers plan to conduct business as usual. Some small businesses, particularly in heavily Latino neighborhoods, plan to close for the day.

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Oakland: 9 a.m., marchers to meet at International Boulevard. and 98th Avenue and walk 7 miles to the Federal Buildings downtown at 1301 Clay St., where they will hold a rally at 1:30 p.m.

Richmond and San Pablo: 9 a.m., marchers to gather at three churches: St. Paul's, 1845 Church Lane in San Pablo; St. Mark's, 159 Harbour Way in Richmond; and St. Cornelius, 225 28th St. in Richmond. They will meet at old City Hall, 325 Civic Center Plaza in Richmond at 10 a.m. for a rally. They will then march to the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station to board trains to join the San Francisco protest.

San Rafael: 10 a.m. Canal Alliance members will gather at St. Raphael's Church, 1104 Fifth Ave., and march to Marin Civic Center, where a rally is planned for 1 p.m.

San Francisco: 11 a.m. protesters to gather at Justin Herman Plaza on the Embarcadero. They'll march up Market Street at 1 p.m. and rally at City Hall at 3 p.m. There will be another rally at 5 p.m. at the Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Ave..

Berkeley: Noon, UC Berkeley students plan a walkout.

San Jose: 3 p.m. marchers plan to gather at King and Story roads. At 4 p.m., they will march to Arena Green Park at Santa Clara and Autumn streets and at 6 p.m. they will rally in the park.